Lu Bu picked up the water glass on the side,

After drinking a glass of water,

Sighing faintly,

Then he continued:

"This Kushan Empire is very domineering, and in the entire Western Regions, many countries need to look at his life. When the Western Regions Expeditionary Force occupied most of the Western Regions the year before last, it had clashed with the Kushan Empire many times, but at that time, the Kushan Empire seemed to have other enemies to deal with, so the main energy was not on the side of the Western Regions, so Mr. Lu Zhi and them took a big advantage. ”

Xu Shu's heart moved, and he said:

"Now that they've pacified the enemy over there and put pressure on the Western Regions?"

Lu Bu nodded bitterly,

"It's not just pressure, it's sending a large army directly. The Kushan Empire sent 300,000 troops to attack the Western Regions, on the one hand, it wanted to regain the right to speak in the Western Regions, but I guess that its greater purpose was to knock the mountains and shock the tigers. The Eastern Han Dynasty has been weak for many years, and it is an open secret in the entire Western Regions, but this time we conquered the Western Regions in the name of the imperial court, and took down the entire Western Regions in less than two years, not to mention that their natives in the Western Regions are unbelievable. The Kushan Empire, which is far away in the sky, is even more difficult to let go, so they sent troops this time According to our expectations, there are three meanings, the first two layers have already been said, and the third layer is to test it to see what the current strength of the imperial court is. ”

Xu Shu's brows furrowed tightly,

"If there is no reaction from the imperial court, or if the strength is not as strong as imagined, they can occupy the entire Western Regions in a grand manner, or even continue to invade our Central Plains territory."

Lu Bu nodded and said:

"That's right, the Western Regions have been trading for a long time, and the countries of the Western Regions have long longed for the civilization and wealth of the Central Plains, and many careerists also hope to occupy the territory of the Central Plains."

Xu Shu lowered his head and fell into deep thought,

Lu Bu didn't bother him,

Gently fill two glasses of water on the side.

After a long time, Xu Shu finally raised his head and said:

"That's why you, my lord, are so broken, and you don't hesitate to go to war on two fronts to occupy the two plastered lands of Yizhou and Jizhou."

Lu Bu nodded, his expression was very solemn,

He sighed softly and said:

"This is also a way to do it, in this situation, the Central Plains is still a plate of scattered sand, relying only on our strength, it may not be a big problem to defend the Western Regions, but it is enough to expose a lot of problems. And at that time, it will inevitably affect our strength in the Central Plains, and at that time, it will be the real crisis to suffer from the enemy. It's better to take advantage of the fact that there is still some time to occupy these two places first, and Jizhou will not talk about it for the time being. Once Mr. Lu Zhi's army moves south and occupies Yizhou, it will not only give us an excellent strategic depth, but also an important source of troops. However, due to the previous arrangement, Yizhou's economy will not improve much in a few years. ”

Xu Shu hurriedly asked:

"My lord, but in this case, the main force of the Western Regions Expeditionary Force will go south, and the Western Regions will be empty. Even if they can occupy Yizhou and return as soon as possible, it is very likely that this back and forth will delay the fighters! ”

Lu Bu nodded,

I am very pleased with the point in Xu Shu's words,

He replied:

"Yuanzhi, we have also considered your worries, this time let Mr. Lu Zhi lead the army back to the Central Plains, and we didn't plan to continue to let them return to the Western Regions."

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows,

looked at Lu Bu suspiciously,

The latter smiled slightly,

This smile contains countless pride and pride,

Lu Bu said softly:

"In the past three years, the momentum of development in various places has been very good. The Western Regions Expeditionary Force not only made a name for itself in the Western Regions and expanded its numbers, but also formed a new army in the Western Regions, which was also quite numerous. Moreover, although each country is not large, the various countries in the Western Regions have about 200,000 troops, and these people can become a help to stop the army of the Kushan Empire. ”

After Xu Shu heard this,

but the brows are still tightly wrinkled,

said in a somewhat hesitant tone:

"Is that enough? Not to mention anything else, after the 200,000 allied troops of the Western Regions, I'm afraid there is a lot of water. ”

Lu Bu did not answer Xu Shu's question positively,

Suddenly a sentence popped up,

Words that seem to be incompatible:

"Xiliang Dama, rampant in the world!"

Xu Shu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this,

Xiliang has always been a place rich in cavalry,

And the climate of Xiliang is harsh,

The people there have always been known for their bravery and boldness.

Xiliang's cavalry has always been the favorite of all generals with troops,

At the same time, it is also the existence of the entire Central Plains.

At the beginning, Dong Zhuo started with the Xiliang cavalry,

And when I first entered Luoyang,

Relying only on tens of thousands of cavalry,

suppressed the hundreds of thousands of Central Plains troops inside and outside Luoyang City and nearby, and did not dare to move.

This is enough to explain the prestige of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Later, if it weren't for the rise of the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Bu,

I am afraid that the name of the first cavalry,

will also be re-elected by the Xiliang Iron Rider,

But Lu Bu asked himself,

If the cavalry of the state is purely in terms of strength,

Compared with Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, there is still a lot of gap,

Now the reason why the cavalry of the annexed state can overwhelm one end,

There are two main reasons for this,

One is the state's ultra-advanced weaponry,

There are a lot of these weapons and equipment,

It is impossible to appear in this era,

Just because of Lu Bu's existence,

caused them to appear in this world ahead of schedule.

Although Lu Bu treats all the troops under his command as equally as possible,

But all the most advanced and cutting-edge weapons,

It must be given priority to equipping the greedy wolf iron cavalry and the wolf warrior special forces.

This will be followed by other equipment with special numbers.

Among the ordinary troops, the annexation of states will inevitably take precedence over other regions,

It's not a discriminatory treatment,

It's human nature,

Whoever made Lu Bu's roots in the state of Bingzhou,

The base camp is also in the state,

These are facts that cannot be changed.

The second reason,

is the existence of Lu Bu,

In the history of the Central Plains in recent decades,

Like an invincible existence,

any military action,

But in the presence of him,

There is no failure.

As Lu Bu's most personal greedy wolf iron horse,

Naturally, he also witnessed and participated in the vast majority of these battles,

From this series of victories,

As a representative of the cavalry of the state, the greedy wolf iron horseman,

Accumulated enough confidence in victory and high morale,

In the era of ancient cold weapon warfare,

These ethereal things,

The impact of a battle or even a campaign is crucial.

Therefore, even without those advanced equipment,

Tightly relying on the momentum accumulated by their greedy wolf iron rider in countless battles,

It is also enough to defeat any other troops of the same level,

These two points laid the foundation for the invincible iron rider of the greedy wolf to be invincible in the world.

Of course, Xiliang Iron Rider also has their advantages,

Fang just said that the bravery and bravery of the Xiliang soldiers is one of the aspects,

On the other hand, Xiliang is rich in high-quality horses.

Although there is still some gap between the war horses of Xiliang and the Western Regions,

However, it is not easy to travel long distances to the Western Regions.

Second, although the war horses of the Western Regions are explosive and strong,

But in terms of endurance and physical strength,

But it is inferior to the Xiliang war horse.

Therefore, although the reputation of Xiliang Iron Riding is not as good as it used to be,

But its strength must not be tried,

Especially after so many years of lying on the salary,

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry almost disappeared from the entire Central Plains battlefield,

Once this time comes along,

It will definitely bring a surprise to the world.

Lu Bu said softly:

"Ma Teng and his son have been in Xiliang and Hexi, and they have not been idle in the past three years. Shengsheng let them pull out a cavalry force of 50,000 people......"

"Fifty thousand!?"

Xu Shu looked at Lu Bu in shock,

Hurriedly asked:

"But according to the letter newspaper, the total number of infantry cavalry in Liangzhou is only 50,000 now, is it all cavalry?"

"Hey, hey, hey."

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth curled,

Said with a sly smile.

"Those are all for outsiders to see, on the surface, the cavalry in Liangzhou is 20,000, but in fact, there are still 30,000 cavalry in secret. Moreover, these 50,000 cavalry are carefully selected and the elite who have survived several eliminations. ”

The solemn look on Xu Shu's face finally eased a lot,

He rolled his eyes and said:

"Lord, won't this Xiliang cavalry participate in the Central Plains campaign?"

Lu Bu shook his head slightly,

"At the beginning of its formation, this Xiliang cavalry had no intention of letting them conquer the Central Plains."

glanced at Xu Shu, who was a little puzzled,

Lu Bu suddenly changed the subject,

He asked:

"Yuan Zhi, do you know why since the history of the Central Plains, the northern grasslands have invaded the hinterland of my Central Plains several times?"

Xu Shu didn't understand why Lu Bu suddenly asked this question,

But he also thought about the reason.

There is also an answer in my heart,

After a pause, he spoke:

"Mainly because the grassland is not suitable for farming, all kinds of materials are poor, so in order to survive, they can only go south to plunder our Central Plains, so that they can obtain the resources and food for their survival......"

Lu Bu stretched out a hand and waved,

stopped Xu Shu's gushing explanation,

Xu Shu stopped,

He looked at Lu Bu suspiciously.

Lu Bu pondered for a moment and said:

"Maybe I didn't make it clear. Let's put it this way, every time the grassland went south to raid, what kind of state was the Central Plains in at that time? ”

Xu Shu was slightly stunned when he heard this,

I recalled the classics I had seen.

For the entire Han Dynasty,

From the emperor of the court to the common people,

For the hatred and concern of the steppe aliens,

far beyond other dynasties,

is also due to the existence of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Wei Qinghuo Quai,

The people of the Han Dynasty are not as afraid of the steppe aliens as the snakes and scorpions of other dynasties.

On the contrary, there will be a kind of eagerness to try,

The urge to defeat it and achieve fame.

Once Cao Cao's pointing,

It is to become a national hero who raises the whip in the desert outside the herding horses.

In the midst of this era,

Although the imperial court is weak, and there has been a scandal of the Son of Heaven being taken captive by foreign races in the grassland,

But Lu Bu's birth,

And this pioneering act of recovering the grasslands in one fell swoop,

Once again, it gave confidence to all the people of the big man.

Some of the nobles are still ordinary people,

I am very concerned about the movements of the grassland aliens.

Xu Shu and other well-educated people,

Naturally, even more so,

Therefore, for the history of the previous grassland invasion of the Central Plains,

I have also worked hard to study it.

After Xu Shu thought about it for a long time,

vaguely grasped the point of the matter,

He asked, somewhat uncertainly:

"My lord, do you mean to say that these alien races in the grassland will take advantage of the weakness of the Central Plains region to invade on a large scale?"

Lu Bu nodded heavily and said:

"That's right. Throughout history, whether it is a grassland alien race or another country, every time we invade our Central Plains, it must be the time when the Central Plains is greatly damaged, in fact, this is also easy to understand, if I change it, I will do the same, right? ”

Lu Bu shrugged,

winked at Xu Shu,

Said with a grimace.

was almost amused by Lu Bu's strange appearance,

Xu Shu still nodded.

Lu Bu withdrew his smile and said softly:

"Although the grassland is now completely in our hands, it is not my race, and its heart will be different. If the region believes in the so-called strength that has already been reached, it is as foolish as those who pin their hopes on the good intentions of the enemy. Therefore, the best way to keep us, our children and grandchildren, from suffering and humiliating that our ancestors and all of us have experienced is to keep ourselves strong. At worst, it can't hurt our Central Plains vitality! This is my Lu Bu's wish, and it is also the original intention of my ambition to dominate the world! ”

Lu Bu said a lot,

His tone was flat and heavy,

But his expression was very calm and frank,

It is precisely his tone and demeanor,

Let Xu Shu, who was listening quietly,

I felt even more admiration for the lord in front of me.

Xu Shu hurriedly stood up,

Respectfully made a big salute to Lu Bu,

I couldn't help but show infinite shame on my face,

He said in a sincere tone:

"My lord, I don't hide it. In the past, I have heard many times that the long-cherished wish of the Lord is: 'Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations'. When I heard about it before, I was always half-convinced, and I just laughed that the lord's means of buying people's hearts were extraordinary......"

"Hahaha,"

Lu Bu couldn't help but smile,

couldn't help but stretch out his hand and pointed at Xu Shu and said:

"You guy, you have seen me through, hahahahaha!"

But there was no smile on Xu Shu's face,

Very seriously, he continued:

"In the past, I came to speculate on the lord, but I was straightforward and narrow-minded. Today, when I heard the words of the lord, it was really like an empowerment. Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and we, the so-called readers, who worry about the country and the people every day, now seem to be so narrow and ridiculous, it really makes me ashamed! ”